Hi, Alexander!  Awhile ago you wrote in a message to All:

 AK>  -----Beginning of the citation-----
 AK>  .... In fact, you'll write to her afterward and tell her
 AK>  your evening wouldn't have been the same without her
 AK>  amazing work. You will even invite her over for tea.
 AK>  ----- The end of the citation -----

 AK>  Please tell me about the difference between "invite her
 AK>  for tea" and "invite her over for tea". ;-)


            Sometimes people say things like "We must have the Browns over for
dinner [or whatever]"... by which they mean they're thinking of inviting Mr. &
Mrs. Brown to join them for dinner [or whatever] at home.  Without "over", the
location isn't specified but the net result may be the same.


            People also use "over" in e.g. telephone conversations to refer to
their home &/or to the home of a friend or relative who lives nearby.

     Person A:  May I borrow a cup of sugar?
     Person B:  Sure... come on over.

     Person C:  My car won't start.  I think the battery is dead.
     Person D:  I'll be right over with my truck & jumper cables.


            WRT your example the plot thickens.  There appears to be a budding
romance taking shape.  Is Our Hero thinking about what to do next & reassuring
himself that it was meant to be or is a friend saying "Hey, Jude, don't be too
shy to let her how you feel about her.  Maybe she feels the same way but she's
waiting for you to make the first move."?  And is he thinking of inviting this
gal to visit his bachelor pad without a chaperone?  If so, I reckon her family
could have misgivings even if it's common practice in Hollywood nowadays.  ;-)




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